Battery Survey

The purpose of this survey is to allow Tesla Model S owners to share their experience with battery
pack capacity and how it changes over time and distance driven. If you are a Model S owner,
please contribute your experience to the survey by filling in the information below.
You are welcome to enter data again as you increase your time and distance.

Before you start, you may want to collect several bits of information from your car.

Current odometer reading

VIN sequence number (see the VIN sticker or tap the Tesla logo at top of the touch screen)

Assembly date (VIN sticker, see photos below)

Firmware version (tap the Tesla logo at the top of the screen)

Battery pack part number (see instructions below)

Rated Miles/Km after a full Standard/Daily and/or Range/Trip mode charge (you'll need at least one of these numbers)

Energy and distance from longest-running trip meter

Measuring Battery Capacity

To get the most accurate reading of your battery capacity, you should read the "Rated
Range" (not Projected Range or Ideal Range) from the charge state screen shortly after
unplugging. If it's not convenient to get the reading at the best possible time, enter
whatever you can read from the closest time.

Visual
Instrument
Instrument UUID

Location

Country:

State:Province:

City:

Zip CodePostal Code

Note: Postal codes outside the US generally pinpoint a location, so are kept
private. US zipcodes cover much larger areas and are shown as part of the survey
data

Preferred distance unit:

Your Model S

With the driver's door open, the VIN sticker is visible on the body frame in the bottom right corner.

The VIN is printed at the bottom of the sticker and the manufactured month/year is in the upper left
corner.

Model:

Year:

Body Style:

Original Body Style (2012 - early 2016)

Revised Body Style (spring 2016)

VIN Sequence Number (last 5 or 6 digits, no letters):
(kept private)
For the example in the image on the right, the VIN sequence number is 1237.
This portion of the VIN is required in order to properly identify vehicles and
follow-up reports for the same vehicle. It will only be used internally for the
survey and will not be disclosed in any reports.

Manufactured Date:To get the assembly date, open the driver's door, there is a sticker at the bottom
right of the door opening. On the top left of that sticker is the
build month and year, eg 09/12 for September, 2012. Estimate this if the manufacture
date isn't shown on your VIN sticker, e.g., vehicles delivered in Norway.

When did you take delivery?
(mm/dd/yyyy)

What was the status of your Model S when you acquired it?

Onboard Charger Type

Supercharger Enabled

Wheel Size
If you're not sure of your wheel size, you can read it from the sidewalls of your
tires. In the tire size it's the number after the R. So if your tire size is 245/45R19 you
have 19" wheels and if you have 245/35R21 tires then your wheel size is 21".
If you have a custom wheel size, please note it in the comments.

What is your Model S ownership status?

Date you disposed of the Model S: (mm/dd/yyyy)

Odometer at delivery:miles

Current Odometer:miles

Firmware version: e.g., 4.4(1.31.11)
To get the firmware version, tap the Tesla logo at the top of the touchscreen.

To find the battery pack part number, turn the steering wheel all the way to the left,
then look behind the front passenger side tire to see the sticker on the battery pack.
An example sticker is shown below with the part number highlighted.

Has your Model S's battery pack been replaced?Note: For the purpose of this question, we don't count temporary swaps that represent
less than 10% of your driving (e.g. at the Harris Ranch battery swapping station). If
you've done temporary battery swaps that account for more than 10% of your driving,
please make a note of that in the comments field below.

How many times have you had your battery pack replaced?
What were the date and odometer reading of your most recent battery swap?

Date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Odometer

miles

Have either or both of your Model S onboard chargers been replaced?

How many times has your charger been replaced?
What were the date and odometer reading of your most recent charger replacement?

Date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Odometer

miles

Has your Model S's drive unit been replaced?

How many times has your drive unit been replaced?
What were the date and odometer reading of your most recent drive unit replacement?

Date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Odometer

miles

Charging

To set the range display mode to Rated, tap on the Control button at the lower left
corner of the touchscreen, then tap "Settings" at the top and then "Units and Formats".
On that screen, you'll see the "Range Display" setting which should be set to "Rated",
as shown below.

Notes: If you see a range of values, please enter the average or most common
value. If you don't know a value, please leave it blank or wait until you've made a
reading to submit. If you haven't done a full Range/Trip mode charge recently, next time
you do, you can use the update form to add the Range/Trip mode
number to your report. You will need to enter at least one of the range numbers to
complete the survey.

Even if you prefer to use Ideal miles for your
range display, please use Ratedmiles for the
range questions below. We need everyone to use the same units so we can compare values.
The image on the right shows how to set the range display mode to Rated for the survey.

If you've had a opportunity to determine your maximum charge rate at a full power Supercharger station, please enter it:
kW

Driving

How do you use your Model S?

How often do you drive your Model S?

What is your typical daily round-trip distance?miles.

About what portion of your miles are driven on freeways or highways?
%.

When driving on the freeway, what is your typical speed?miles per hour.

How many times have you driven until the Model S ran out of power and stopped?

Energy Use

If you have one of the trip meters with a significant number of miles
(perhaps your "B" trip meter has your full driving history),
please enter your miles and energy use below.

Trip distance:milesTrip Energy: kWh and/or Wh/mi

Contact Info

Your contact info will only be used to contact you if we need to follow up
on your report and to let you know when we have results to report.

Name: (private)
Email: (private)

The survey takes care to provide some protection of owner privacy by not revealing your name, email or VIN sequence number.
However, if you would like to identify yourself, you may enter your Tesla Motors Club username. This name will be revealed
with the survey data.

Tesla Motors Club Username: (optional, public)

Comments

Note: comments are visible to everyone

(2000 characters maximum)

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